University of California Agricultural Cooperative Extension, San Joaquin County, Collection, 1914-1994

Collection number: Ms82

San Joaquin County Historical Society

Processed by:

Leigh Johnsen

Date Completed:

2012

Encoded by:

Leigh Johnsen

2012

San Joaquin County Historical Society. All rights reserved.

Descriptive Summary

Title: University of California Agricultural Cooperative Extension, San Joaquin County, Collection

Date: 1914-1994

Date (bulk): 1914-1952

Collection Number: Ms82

Location:
Erickson Vault

Extent:
11.3 linear feet

Contributing Institution:
San Joaquin County Historical Society and Museum

11793 North Micke Grove Road

Lodi, CA 95240

Language of Material: Records written in English

Abstract: This collection documents the history of the University of California Agricultural Cooperative Extension in San Joaquin County
from 1914 to 1994. It affords insights not only into the relationship between the U.S. government, the University of California,
and San Joaquin County farmers, but also into the course of local agriculture during the first half of the twentieth century.
Also of note is material related to the history of the U.C. Agricultural Cooperative Extension Service throughout California,
related legislative issues, and the history of the San Joaquin County Farm Bureau. The collection includes staff reports written
yearly, monthly, and weekly; descriptions of projects and experiments; administrative files; published research; and photographs
of staff members, projects, experiments, technologies, educational programs, and farm animals.

Access Information

Collection is open for research by appointment.

Conditions of Use

The library can only claim physical ownership of the collection. Users are responsible for satisfying any claimants of literary
property.

The University of California Agricultural Cooperative Extension Service traces its origins to the Smith Lever Act of May 1914,
federal legislation that established a system of cooperative agricultural services to work with public land grant universities
throughout the United States. It was founded to facilitate the transfer of scientific knowledge from the classroom and laboratory
to rural residents. One month later, the first representative from the U.C. Agricultural Cooperative Extension set up residence
in San Joaquin County. The program grew over the next half century, not only in the size of its staff and breadth of services,
but also in popularity and the extent of its involvement in rural San Joaquin County. Activities of the advisors included
troubleshooting diseases of plants and animals, conducting information sessions, demonstrating new farming techniques, engaging
in experiments, offering advice for housekeepers, educating young people, and sponsoring summer retreats. The program proved
crucial during World Wars I and II, not only for successful efforts to coordinate increased agricultural production, but also
for the role it played in addressing labor shortages.

Scope and Content

The University of California Cooperative Agricultural Extension Papers for San Joaquin County span the years 1914 to 1994.
The collection is arranged in six series: 1. Staff Reports, 2. Project Descriptions and Proposals, 3. World War II Initiatives,
4. Administrative Files, 5. Reference Material, and 6. Photographs. The bulk of the collection documents roughly fifty years
of involvement by representatives from the University of California Agricultural Cooperative Extension in one of the state's
major farming counties. They afford glimpses into the U.C. Agricultural Cooperative Extension itself, as well as rural society;
agricultural practies, education, and technology; plant and animal diseases; building construction; labor; household management;
and public administration.

Access Points

Personal Names

Adriance, J. Willis

Anderson, Ivan E.

Azevedo, Shirley

Baskett, Ronald S.

Benson, Lee C.

Bevell, Shirley

Burson, Ralph J.

Charles, Fred M.

Clayton, William F.

Connell, Grace C.

Cope, Helen P.

Crocheron, Bertram Hanford, 1882-1948

Courtney, Ruth P.

Creighton, D. E.

Dieter, Dan L.

Drennan, Marie A.

Dyer, Frank

Ellis, Ken

Estabrook, Loren A.

Emperan, Robert V.

Finley, Margaret

Fischer, Bill

Fleming, W. C.

Gaines, Peter C.

Garrison, Carl

Glenn, Florence

Gotelli, Rinaldo J.

Grass, J. F.

Harter, H. M.

Helphenstin,Russell R.

Henderson, May

Holmberg, David M.

Hutton, Granville A., Jr.

Kegel, Franz R.

King, Ray C.

Kissler, James John, 1926-2006

Kozeluh, Frank J.

Lert, Peter J.

Lyons, Frank F.

McCarty, James A.

McDonald, Ethel

Mackenzie, Elizabeth W.

Miller, Harry L.

Miller, Vernon D.

Mitchell, F. Gordon

Mitchell, Woodrow W.

Moore, Herbert A.

Morey, Elizabeth M.

Newberry, Ruby D.

Norton, W. D.

Patton, O. D.

Paul, Herbert

Peters, Ruth E.

Peterson, Ruth

Robertson, Ralph Denny, 1885-1919

Rough, Donald

Rue, Frank

Sanborn, Ross R.

Sciaron, Richard H.

Schumacher, Ruth V.

Serr, Eugene Frank, 1898-1968

Spurrier, Frank M.

Stewart, Ian

Stewart, Jean W.

Swanson, Clark H.

Stiles, J. E.

Tharp, George W.

Underhill, John P., 1908-2009

Van Schoik, Margaret

Waller, Ben

Weber, Albert E.

Wick, Carl M.

Williams, Carl J.

Wills, Elizabeth M.

Wilson, B. Craig

Wimer, Bernette G.

Winlow, Gordon

Wood, Mabel A.

Wurtsbaugh, Marguerite

Yarnell, Louise L.

Young, Robert D.

Subjects

Agriculture--California--San Joaquin County--History

Farm Bureau (San Joaquin County, Calif.)

4-H clubs--California--History

San Joaquin County (Calif.)--History

San Joaquin County Fair--History

University of California (1868-1952)--History

University of California Agricultural Extension Service. San Joaquin County (Calif.). Farm and Home Advisors Office.

Collection Contents

Series 1
Staff Reports1915-1963

Scope and Content Note

Arranged by subject and year within the following two subseries: Weekly, Monthly, and Quarterly Reports, and Annual Reports.

Subseries
Weekly, Monthly, and Quarterly Reports1920-1952

Scope and Content Note

Reports of official activities by farm advisors on weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis. Arranged by subject and year.